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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 22h

The NHS Guidance on trans people in hospital will protect zero women but will badly harm trans people. What a hateful disgrace and will be remembered by future generations as a stain on us all.

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Cannop Workings. @cannopworkings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Some saucy Sunday stats. #sciart #truthexplained

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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026

It is quite a day for craven displays of wanton spinelessness in UK publishing. The writer's union supports LLMs' theft of our work, and the publisher @faberbooks.bsky.social throws Sally Rooney to the wolves for her support of Palestinian people during genocide. Sickening.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wish I could see more evidence of self-education among those who see themselves as the gatekeepers of bluesky over the last couple of days. Seems that a lot of people would rather shout "bad faith" & block those who challenge them to think, than stop for even a moment to examine themselves.

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Sam Bergman @violanorth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I used to feel like half my time as an orchestra musician was spent patiently explaining, over and over, that no, orchestras have never in history paid for themselves through ticket sales; no, cutting concerts or auxiliary trumpets won't balance the books; YOU JUST HAVE TO RAISE THE MONEY.

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Eric Pazdziora @ericpazdziora.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Opera doesn't make money. Opera’s what you spend money *on*.” “But . . what do you get out of it?” “You get opera. You put money in, you see, and opera comes out,” said Salzella wearily. --Terry Pratchett, 'Maskerade'

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Witchy Annie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔞 @possmom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"JK Rowling is already a billionaire and everyone already knows about Harry Potter, what's the point of boycotting?" Nobody thinks boycotting will bankrupt her. We know she's gonna die rich. We're just asking you to show a shred of solidarity with trans folk. Absolute low bar bare minimum shit.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's so tedious having to listen to people say "if you don't Labour then our lives will be worse off" and then listing a handful of policies which make them feel better, while ignoring the far more substantial number of Labour policies which strip rights and make life worse for vulnerable groups. 4/

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Absolutely love this

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Mark Berry @boulezian.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

Standing up for people 'elected politicians' are supposed to serve puts O'Neill, like Jeremy Corbyn, beyond the pale. Unelected politicians such as Yaxley-Lennon or members of the House of Lords can do what they like, whilst Bryant's govt has criminalised peaceful protest and supported a genocide.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In 2003 gender change specifically legally recognised in South Africa.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Came here to say she had never read the South African constitution.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have very mixed feelings about this & esp the implications for the setting of the Pevensey stories. But having worked on a 1950s written opera with teenagers, the language was so alien to them that the whole thing was extremely difficult to rehearse at times. So.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Extreme weather during summer 2026 is estimated to have cost the EU 180 billion Euros But still governments refuse to acknowledge the scale of the threat and turn away from any serious, effective, action Hard to comprehend really www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com

Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’

Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Plus around 1,000 of the older boys were interned in 1940 as enemy aliens and several 100 shipped to Canada and Australia. Some of the Canada bound contingent were on the SS Andora when it was sunk.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And Coton Orchard will be destroyed forever

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Mark Berry @boulezian.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026

A salutary reminder, though alas we hardly need it right now.

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William Hayes @williamhayes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

So if you protest a genocide you are automatically a "terrorist" but hold up a major shipping route while wearing balaclavas and you are a "protester" and the police "engage with you"? www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.com

Disruption at Port of Dover as masked men hold protest

Images appear to show hundreds of protesters, all dressed in black and wearing face coverings.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wow. Calling that North Cambridge is a massive stretch. I did wonder how they'd had space for the 'chapel' in a North Cambridge garden. Truly freaky, cult behaviour.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The government simultaneously telling people to stock up on food, and going ahead with extracting more fossil fuels from the North Sea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The fact that they are incapable of connecting the two, shows they haven't a clue about what climate breakdown actually means

bbc.co.uk

Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say

The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"In the UK, ministers are prioritising climate resilience after the UK’s hottest summer on record" If this were true, they would be on a war footing I see no sign at all of any serious effort to make the UK better prepared for the climate mayhem that's coming www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

Exclusive: UK government plans campaign urging citizens to prepare for national emergencies

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You have to choose. You can't be nice to everyone. Appeasing corporations and billionaires means abandoning everyone else. When it comes to policy, it's us or them. And for far too long political leaders in this country have sided with them. If Burnham is to survive, this is what he needs to change.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Very pleased to see that I am not the only person whose mind went in the sea mammal direction before going ohhhhhh

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EZRA 🗝 ROSE @sheydgarden.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

sometimes. you just gotta stop everything. & do miniature leather-working for a thrifted plush rat who was missing an ear (her name is Bugbane)

front view of a white plush rat with a leather ear prosthetic & leather belt with sword, keys & pouch, sitting on a stump outside

side view of a white plush rat with a leather ear prosthetic. a strap with a brass o-ring over the remaining ear holds the false ear in place. there's a plastic sword in a leather scabbard hanging on the rat's belt

back view of a white plush rat with a leather ear prosthetic and a plastic sword in a leather scabbard on a belt.

a white plush rat holding a plastic sword. the rat is wearing a leather ear prosthetic and a belt with scabbard, keys, and pouch

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

May I recommend Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy. The toddler may not take the hint - neither of mine did though they both loved it - but you will feel vindicated.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The week started for me with Kendra Preston Leonard, then Dolly, now Tim Curry. The first of these is the most personal. Kendra played a major role in developing my confidence as a writer and was a brilliant artist, scholar & person. I'm not superstitious but I don't want to see what tomorrow brings

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 26/08/2026

It’s so intellectually dishonest for anybody to cast Dolly Parton as apolitical. It’s so cynical. It tells me that they think everybody’s values are aesthetic, just for show.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Also this: bsky.app/profile/alix...

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

People who live by and for discourse don't recognise the politics in living a life by a moral compass.

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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Things you could do this week to honor the impact Dolly has had: *Donate to the Imagination Library or a local kids reading initiative *Read with a kid you care about *Support and protect LGBTQIA kids *Support a Black owned business *Schedule your vaccine appointments *Show up authentically as you

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

What a beautiful piece of writing.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

No, No, No, No, NO! Carbon capture and storage does NOT reduce emissions All it does is lock-in fossil fuel usage and infrastructure, and facilitate business as usual As far as tackling the climate emergency is concerned, it is a con trick www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs

Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price, says economist Michael Jacobs

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

She was indeed a wonderful person. Warm, interesting and talented. Devastated to hear the news.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

So terribly sad to hear about Kendra Preston Leonard. A wonderful, talented person gone.

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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It might be worth reminding ourselves that a person does not have to be saintly or error-free to not be hounded to death. That discourse can get very dangerous very quickly.

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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Is there a connection between an institution parading a lone Black figure as evidence of its munificence, & also turning a blind eye to 'racial science' networks on its campus, & accepting dodgy donations while having secret talks with Reform? You can decide.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Soup in Cambridge too. Horrible, horrible weather.

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If the government is allowed to send me messages telling me not to use disposal barbecues, can I send them messages. I have some thoughts.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

No mention of climate change. No mention of Thetford. No mention of genocides. No mention of EHRC guidance. Sure I'd like it to be easier to unsubscribe from things but in terms of priorities?!

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Now imagining the entrance to Send in the Clowns and exit to Tainted Love and well

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

They left the ceremony to it. Weirdest thing...

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

RIP John Crowley. Such a wonderful writer gone.

The end of Little Big by John Crowley:
Then there was a dark house made once of time, made now of weather, and harder to find; impossible to find and not even as easy to dream of as when it was alight. Stories last longer: but only by becoming only stories. It was anyway all a long time ago; the world, we know now, is as it is and not different; if there was ever a time when there were passages, doors, the borders open and many crossing, that time is not now. The world is older than it was. Even the weather isn’t as we remember it clearly once being; never lately does there come a summer day such as we remember, never clouds as white as that, never grass as odorous or shade as deep and full of promise as we remember they can be, as once upon a time they were.

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Caroline Coetzee @sunwitch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Most fucked up wedding song I have experienced was Tainted Love. I mean, I know you told us it was playing the night you met, and yes, it's a great song, but this, this is the way you want to start your married life?

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is fully deranged. Columnists reference Nineteen Eighty-Four all the time but this is Brave New World-esque; sorting children definitively into categories before we’ve even tried to give them a better chance.

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